The end of European soccer?

News of a new Super League is going over like a Lead Zeppelin, to paraphrase Pete Townshend. The domestic leagues (including the Premier League) are threatening banning the clubs involved, and FIFA is threatening banning their players from playing in the European and World Cups.  From the Times of London...

The new Super League — including England’s ‘big six’ clubs — has written to Uefa and Fifa warning that it has already filed motions in courts to prevent the footballing authorities imposing bans. The letter states it has secured £3.5billion in funding from a financial institution and that it will take legal action to protect its right to form a breakaway league.As revealed by The Times, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City joined six other teams including Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus in joining the Super League.

After the #SuperLeague statement, this is the UEFA position: "Every club and player participating in the Super League could be banned from all UEFA and FIFA competitions, European or International level". 🚨 #UEFA

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 18, 2021